SpiicyTuna
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I am pretty new around here. Just trying to see what people would do. . . .
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How Would You ReTouch This Photo?
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Aye, it's not going to be one of those award-winning shots simply because it's not crystal clear. No amount of sharpening will help.
To improve it, in addition to sharpening, I'd maybe saturate the colors a little more. +20?
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Eric
Because of the sharpening problem, you might want to turn it into an "art" painting/sketch rather than a photo. As a photo, you could try adding a "dreamy" blur effect and putting it on a texctured background. When you can't fix a defect like blur, it often works to enhance it.
cs has a good idea
however im not sure the blur cant be reasonablized with "focus magic" (maybe they should have called it "hocus focus")
will try tonight if someone else doesnt
feivel
SpiicyTuna
Member
You dont think that the colors are too muted?
not to my taste
but maybe they are now
what did you do?
that's not the same pic that was there before!
or am i going batty?
feivel
but maybe they are now
what did you do?
that's not the same pic that was there before!
or am i going batty?
feivel
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that's subjective...depends what you are after. I can't find the post on this one but I think the person did an excellent job and it doesn't look like all the other's I've seen. It isn't clear, it's grainy or textured, and it's dark and muted...yet I think it is excellent. You can tell how blurring the background works too. You don't have to have a perfect picture when you have a tool like photoshop.
(If someone has the link, can you post it? thanks)
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Mike Warren
Veteran Member
I think this shot has a lot of potential-very nice!I am pretty new around here. Just trying to see what people would
do. . . .
Mike
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http://www.pbase.com/mikew714
SpiicyTuna
Member
That looks amazing! How did you do that Mike!?!
I think this shot has a lot of potential-very nice!
Mike
is buss's simplifier at atncentral too?...
Mike Warren
Veteran Member
Thanks!I think this shot has a lot of potential-very nice!
Using PS7:
Autocolor
USM 250/.2/0 5X
Ran Mike Finn's Digi-Doodle
Pasted Orignal back on top - 100% Pin Light
Flattened
Lightened in Curves slightly
Sandstone Texture: 100/2/TL
Made larger White Canvas
Used eyedropper on Dark Green Leaf
Made larger Green Canvas
Added same Sandstone texture to Green Mat
Added 3 pixel-centered Black Stroke to inside of Green Mat
Cloned out a few spots on leaves
Original can be downloaded from here:
http://upload.pbase.com/image/26565269/original
Glad you liked it!
Mike
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SpiicyTuna,
Decided to see what 'straight' could do. Cropped, Shadows/highlights, S-curve in Curves and Selective color to punch up the pink and yellow anthers. Ran it though focus magic, and then usm 200, .2, 0 fading in luminosity for both sharpens.
Kent
http://www.pbase.com/kentc
Decided to see what 'straight' could do. Cropped, Shadows/highlights, S-curve in Curves and Selective color to punch up the pink and yellow anthers. Ran it though focus magic, and then usm 200, .2, 0 fading in luminosity for both sharpens.
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Kent
http://www.pbase.com/kentc
D Juan Hundred
Senior Member
SpiicyTuna
Member
Unsharp Mask - the 'sharpening filter'
250 amount, .2 radius, 5 threshold. --
Kent
http://www.pbase.com/kentc
fairly starightI am pretty new around here. Just trying to see what people would
do. . . .
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